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Students can access free digital and audio books using the School Library e-platform.
A powerful exercise for you to carry out at home would be for you and your child to read the same book then have ongoing conversations about what you are learning as you read, and what makes the writing effective.
Tauranga City Libraries also loan out digital resources. People who do not have a library card are still able to access the digital collection using a digital only membership during the lockdown.
BritLit is a UK site that has contributors from around the world. There are stories and films designed for young people, and all come with a range of resources including audio, visual and teacher notes.
Young Zine presents international news articles in a way that makes current affairs accessible to young people who lack confidence with their reading
Kiwi Kids News is a Tauranga based website designed for lower level readers. There are set questions that can be applied to all articles.
Grammar Monster has a range of free resources, e.g. instructions on how to use accurate grammar and punctuation
Pobble uses images as prompts for writing. The images and tasks change daily. As well as general writing tasks, students are also encourage to develop skills e.g. inferencing, sentence structure.
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